Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Pulling back into the right lane + Passing zone is coming to an end = 2 lanes in your direction of travel
Therefore there are 2 lanes in one direction and one oncoming lane = 3 lanes


I am glad you were there with me so you can remind me of the circomstances.

driving in the right lane, passing the 1st car by going in the left lane (oncomming ...

would not apply anyway...you were in a 3 lane area

no I was not in a 3 lane area.
I know it would not apply; it happened in ontario.

There's no such law for any US state or any Canadian province, either.


RCW 46.61.425
Minimum speed regulation — Passing slow moving vehicle.

(1)... That a person following a vehicle driving at less than the legal maximum speed and desiring to pass such vehicle may exceed the speed limit, subject to the provisions of RCW 46.61.120 on highways ...

so to pass someone that drives 75 in a 80 zone, you only can speed up to 80?
I read some states allow exceeding the speedlimit when passing, but I cant find any info specific to ontario....

Hi.
last weekend I was driving on the 138 towards Cornwall.
its an 80 zone, 1 lane each direction.
I follow 2 cars that goes between 65 an 80, annoyingly varying their speed.
after a while I decide to pass, in a passing zone.
the road goes downhill.
I accelerate pass the first 1, then pull back in the right lane.
the passing zone is coming to an ...